Benjamin Bohman

I am an adjunct senior lecturer and associate professor in clinical psychology, lic psychologist, and lic psychotherapist. I am working as a teacher and researcher at the Centre for Psychiatry Research, a joint collaboration between Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm. I teach at several study programs and courses, including the study program in psychotherapy, the specialist program for psychologists in adult psychiatric services, and in cognitive-behavioral therapy for resident physicians specializing in psychiatry. My research focuses on cognitive-behavioral therapy for various psychiatric disorders and quality assurance of psychological treatment and psychiatric services. I am principal investigator of several research projects involving doctoral students and fellow researchers.

2023. Adjunct senior lecturer in clinical psychology, Karolinska Institutet.
2022. Team leader: quality assessment and quality improvement of psychological treatment.
2021. Associate professor in clinical psychology, Karolinska Institutet.
2019. License as psychotherapist, National Board of Health and Welfare.
2013-2014. Postdoctoral research fellow, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychology.
2013. PhD, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Global Public Health.
2007. License as psychologist, National Board of Health and Welfare.

Team members

Hillevi Bergvall, researcher

Benjamin Bohman, team leader

Samir El Alaoui, researcher

Nathalie Petersén, PhD student

Fredrik Santoft, researcher

Elinor Eskilsson Strålin, researcher 

Ongoing research projects

Project 1. Transdiagnostic metacognitive therapy versus diagnosis-specific cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders
In collaboration with Region Stockholm. Supported by ALF Medicine. 

Project 2. Routine outcome monitoring in depression treatment in psychiatric services

In collaboration with Region Stockholm. 

Project 3. Transdiagnostic versus diagnosis-specific cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders
In collaboration with Region Stockholm and WeMind Psykiatri. Supported by Söderström König Foundation and Thuring Foundation.

Project 4. Cognitive-behavioral therapy in a group format for ADHD predominantly inattentive presentation
In collaboration with Capio Psykiatri, Region Stockholm, and WeMind Psykiatri. Supported by Foundation for Mental Health, Jane and Dan Olsson
Foundation, Längmanska Foundation, Magnus Bergvall Foundation, Professor Bror Gadelius Foundation, Söderström König Foundation, and Thuring
Foundation.

Project 5. Quality assurance of cognitive-behavior therapy: student skill acquisition, therapist competence and adherence, and treatment outcome
In collaboration with Aleris Psykiatri, Capio Psykiatri, Prima Barn- och vuxenpsykiatri, Region Stockholm, Stockholm University, Tiohundra, and WeMind Psykiatri. Supported by Karolinska Institutet and Thuring Foundation.